NDP MLA Neill says more families in Madeira Park benefiting from investments in child care

MADIERA PARK- NDP MLA Randene Neill says that more families in Madeira Park will benefit from $10-a-day child care spaces.

“In small communities, finding affordable childcare can be difficult,” said Randene Neill, MLA for Powell River- Sunshine Coast. “I’m grateful that more families here in Pender Harbour will be able to breathe easier with $10-a-day child care spaces , as we continue to create more affordable child care options across the province.”

In Madeira Park, thirteen child care spaces will be converted to the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program at Serendipity Child Development.

Across BC, families will soon be benefiting from 770 new $10-a-day spaces at 22 child care centres. Spaces in the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program reduce the average cost of child care for children ages 5 and under from $1,115 a month for full-time, centre-based care to $200 a month for the same service, saving families an average of approximately $915 a month per child.

Since 2018, the Province and Government of Canada have invested nearly $8 billion through ChildCareBC to build a future where access to affordable, inclusive and quality child care is a core service that families can rely on. This has resulted in more than 40,000 new child care spaces funded and more than 16,000 $10-a-day child care spaces throughout B.C.

Learn More: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025ECC0015-000242